A recent survey indicates that 71% of South Africans have no hesitancy in COVID-19 vaccination. This suggests that demand for vaccination will be high and impose a large-scale undertaking by public and private sector hospitals, private and public sector health professionals and pharmacies. COVID Vaccine Financial Risk – Private and Public As a consequence of […]
Read MoreSupply Issues With the massive spike of cases in India, the Serum Institute in India have diverted vaccines for domestic use in May 2021. Due to this, COVAX 1 facility could not deliver the vaccines intended for Africa – between February and May, Africa received 18.2 million of the 66 million expected vaccines through COVAX. […]
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Read MoreThe heads of some of South Africa’s largest NGO and NPOs today published an open letter calling for the visibility and support of a sector critical to millions of South Africans. _____________ Those that we support and those who support us are on the verge of collapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have heeded […]
Read MoreA study at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London has revealed that the virus could target organs other than those concerned with airway function . Cardiac tissue damage and consequent heart failure has been observed in up to 20 percent of COVID-19 patients. 500,000 single cells from 14 human hearts and […]
Read MoreHealth Minister Zweli Mkhize has launched 67 mobile sampling and testing units, which will be deployed nationwide to scale up the country’s capacity to test citizens for Covid-19. The National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) added 60 new units to its fleet of seven to ramp up its testing capacity. These will be deployed to smaller […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 human receptors International institutions, including Imperial College London, have so far identified likely initial infection points for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) in the nose and eyes. Receptors were also found in the intestines and in vital organs such as the heart. Heart tissue damage Heart tissue damage and consequent heart failure is observed […]
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